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Police: Intruder Attempting to Steal $5,000 Worth Of Marijuana Shot Dead By Home Owners During Botched Robbery

PHILADELPHIA —On Wednesday evening, an intruder was shot dead by a homeowner during a home invasion at an alleged drug house in South Philadelphia. Police are looking for a second suspect who ran out of the scene.

Philadelphia police and medical officers discovered a suspect shot dead inside a house on 2200 block of Darien Street, just after 11 p.m. on Wednesday.

"They discovered a male person lying on the first floor of the living room, at the bottom of the stairs. He was heavily slumped from his face and body over bleeding, "said Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small.

The police think that the accused and the homeowner were fighting over a gun. Homicide detectives say thousands of dollars worth of illegal drugs have been stashed inside the house. The alleged drug house and deadly shooting left people on the edge who are living nearby.

"It's insane," said Philip Tonelli. "It's so near to home." Neighbors claim they woke up to the sound of a few gunshots. Investigators claim it was a violent end to the home invasion.

Police claim the shooting started just as the owner of the house answered by knocking on the door.

"The two armed gunmen forced their way into the property at this time," said Captain Jason Smith of the Philadelphia Police. "There was a fight between the witness and the first gunman to control the gun."

During the fight, the head of the homeowner was hit by a bullet, but he was still able to pick a weapon and shoot the first suspect, killing him. The accused was identified as 27-year-old James Jones.

"Mr. Jones has been charged with six previous convictions, including aggravated assault, robbery, theft, and other offenses," said Smith. A second suspect is gone. He's defined with a husky built as about 6-foot-1. He was seen last wearing black clothes.

Authorities believe that the suspects tried to rob about $5,000 worth of marijuana concealed inside the house. Police are now saying the homeowner is a witness.

"The witness is not expected to face legal action relating to the shooting incident. However, the witness may face legal action relating to narcotics in the house," Smith said.

Police also claim to have recovered a handgun inside the house that was used by the first person who was killed. North Carolina reported that handgun is stolen in 2014.

Acting Philly Police Commissioner Christine Coulter Apologizes for Wearing Controversial L.A.P.D. T-Shirt in the 90s, Councilwoman Calls for Resignation

After Coulter's statement, Cindy Bass, Philadelphia City Councilor, read from a letter to Mayor Jim Kenney calling for Coulter's resignation.

A hearing on racist social media posts by police officers in Philadelphia City Council took a dramatic turn Tuesday when Acting Police Commissioner Christine M. Coulter apologized for the controversial t-shirt she wore in the 1990s, urging the councilwoman to call for her resignation.

The hearing addressed a report, released by the Plain read Project in June, that showed the results of a biennial review of over 3,000 racist Facebook posts and comments from both current and former officers in Philadelphia and seven other U.S. police departments.

The findings resulted in 72 Philadelphia cops being placed on administrative leave, including the suspension of 13 officers with the intent of being dismissed. at least seven officers resigned shortly afterwards announcement was made.

While giving the opening statement during Tuesday’s hearing, coulter shifted the main focus to herself, by addressing a t-shirt she wore 25 years ago. A photo, first reported by Philly.com, shows a coulter wearing a shirt, "L.A.P.D. We're treating you like a King. Some interpreted the words as referring to the heavily advertised, caught in 1991 by four Los Angeles police officers of beating Rodney King's on camera 

Coulter initially said the image was taken during a gathering with other officers at the Jersey Shore when she worked within the 25th District, according to Philly.com. At Tuesday’s hearing, coulter said that she didn’t believe at the time that the shirt was referencing the Rodney King incident. She still apologized for wearing it, however.

“It is obvious that it was a bad decision on my part and I would not wear that shirt today,” she said. “Certainly, as I look into the past week and the hurt and damage it has caused people whom I care about to communities that I always care about, I should have known.”

After Coulter’s statement, Philadelphia councilwoman Cindy Bass read from a letter written to Mayor Jim Kenney in which she called for Coulter’s resignation.

“I don't believe that the Acting Commissioner Christine M. coulter will effectively manage the external relationships necessary to address police and community tensions which are fully required of any commissioner,” Bass said in the letter.

Bass asked for coulter to step down straight off, which drew cheers from the crowd during the hearing.

A representative from the mayor's office told that while Kenney believes the shirt was in poor taste, he's glad coulter is taking responsibility for wearing it. The spokesperson also said Kenney hopes coulter is judged on her nearly 30 years of service rather than one poor decision.

"About all this, my heart was broken," Coulter said. "There are people in this room that I have served in their communities who know my heart and know that I have been serving in black and brown communities for 30 years with everything I have ever had to give, never treating people unjustly or unjustly because of their race. I treated people like gentlemen, even people I had to arrest.

Coulter became Philadelphia's top cop last month after former Commissioner Richard Ross' sudden resignation. He stepped down one day after 2 female police officers filed an amended cause alleging Ross didn’t properly deal with their accusations of sexual harassment and discrimination against other members of the department. Ross was also accused of getting an affair with one of the women.

Coulter was listed as a suspect in the federal lawsuit.

Philadelphia's managing director said an all-out search is on for a permanent police commissioner with the goal of hiring one by the end of the year. the city also released a survey residents can fill out online expressing what they need from a new commissioner.

Employee Shoots, Kills thief inside subway PCS Store in Southwest Philadelphia, Police Say

Police said only the employee and the suspect were inside the shop at the time. A worker shot and killed a thief inside a subway PCS store in Southwest Philadelphia, according to investigators.

Police said an unidentified man in his late 30s armed with a gun tried to rob the shop on 70th Street and Elmwood Avenue shortly after 4 p.m. Monday.

surveillance video from inside the shop showing the suspect walking inside, displaying a weapon and throwing a bag on the counter in front of the employee. the worker, whom investigators said has a permit to hold, then quickly pulled out his own gun and opened fire, shooting the suspect multiple times.

"Out of nowhere I heard as 10 shots burst," a witness, who didn't wish to be identified

The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:12 p.m. by medics.

On Tuesday, a spokesperson said the homicide unit for the Philadelphia District Attorney's office determined the shooting was justified.

"After reviewing video of the incident the DAO homicide unit has concurred with the Philadelphia police department that this was a justified self-protection shooting according to Pennsylvania law," the spokesperson wrote.

The employee, whom sources say is a Marine soldier, wasn't hurt during the incident and was the only other person inside the shop.

"He ran to the shop nearby," a witness said. "He looked frightened and like he was panicking."

Police said the shop had been robbed twice within the past year before Monday's incident.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The tense encounter that lasted less than 12 seconds was captured on surveillance video.

Police say the suspect was there to rob the place and he likely didn’t recognize the employee inside was armed. 

Out of nowhere, I heard about ten gunshots,” an eyewitness said.

Reports of gunfire came on the initial call. Police rushed to the corner of 70th and elmwood Streets in Southwest Philadelphia.

“When they arrived on the scene, they were met by an employee of MetroPCS,” Philadelphia Police Capt. Scott Drissel said.

It turns out that shooting happened inside the MetroPCS cell phone store.

“The guy that works at MetroPCS run out of the store with a gun in his hand,” said the witness.

Around 4:10 p.m. Monday, a man wearing a hoodie can be seen in surveillance video coming into the shop with a handgun. He tosses the bag toward the employee, telling him to fill it with phones. but the robber did not know that the employee was armed.

“He discharged his gun at the suspect numerous times, striking him,” Drissel said.

Police regularly visit the shop. and there is police logbook in there. Officers can typically go inside the shop and meet with the employees there and sign the logbook, Drissel said. 

On Monday evening, technicians with the Medical Examiner’s office, homicide detectives, and crime scene analysts combed through the shop.

Those who live, look and work nearby, and some who even know the employee, say they’re glad he's OK.

“He comes in here and buys food. I bought my phone from there. He’s an extremely someone,” a witness said.

“It’s a shame that it had to happen, however, thank God, you know what I mean, he didn’t get hurt,” one girl said.

The store employee has not been charged with anything, though the investigation continues.

Police haven't released the identity of the would-be thief who was killed.

Luxembourgers in Chicago – notable Luxembourg Americans

Michael Schaack, one of the most prominent police officers in the history of the Chicago Police Department, was born in Septfontaines, Luxembourg, on 23 April 1843. At the age of 13, he and his parents and siblings migrated to Chicago.

Like most of the teenage boys of his day, Michael needed to find a job to supplement his family's income.

He worked for the first time in a furniture factory, earning $3.00 a week. After a while, he moved to the Luxembourg community of Port Washington, Wisconsin, where he worked as a farmer. At the age of 18, Michael moved to Cairo, Illinois, to work in a brewery, and at last, he was employed as a ship's helmsman on the Great Lakes.

On 15 June 1869, at the age of 26, Michael became a member of the Chicago Police Department. He started his service in the crime-ridden "Old Armory" district of the city. He's been there for six years. Michael was transferred to the north side of Chicago, where he worked with many of his fellow Luxembourgers. He was soon transferred to the Secret Police Force, and in 1872 he was made a Sargent. He was very successful as a Secret Police officer was credited with more than 860 arrests, including notorious killers, robbers, and burglars.

Over the years, Michael has gained a reputation as a tough, relentless, intuitive, nonsensical police officer, investigator, and interrogator. He was a force to be reckoned with in the streets of Chicago, and his name and personality were known throughout the city. He was loved by many and hated by others, depending on one's own lifestyle and political ideology. He and his wife were frequently threatened as trials were underway and their homes were twice set on fire by arsonists as acts of intimidation. Yet Michael has never stopped crusading for justice and the law.

Michael was named Lieutenant in 1879 and Captain in 1885. The Northside Inspector's Office was established in 1892 and Michael was named to that position. This gave him complete control of the entire police force north of the Chicago River. He also had jurisdiction to spy on fellow officers and investigate corruption within the Northside Police Force.

In his illustrious career, Michael was well known for his role in resolving some of Chicago's most heinous and challenging crimes, including the murder of Murkowski, Cronin's murder, Luetgert's murder, Colliander's murder, Hroneck's dynamite case, and Krug's poisoning. Yet the most notorious event was his role in finding and arresting the "anarchists" responsible for Chicago's famous Haymarket Riot and bombing on May 4, 1886. 

On the previous day, May 3rd, one person was killed and several more injured as Chicago police intervened to protect strikebreakers and intimidate strikers during the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company pro-union rally. This pro-union meeting was a component of an hour workday national campaign. In response to what they saw as police brutality, members of the labor movement often referred to as "anarchists," called the next day a mass meeting at Haymarket Square in Chicago.

Mexican drug lord ' El Mencho ' supplies almost 90% of Chicago's illegal drugs

CHICAGO — Federal agents say drugs are flooding Chicago's streets. Nemesio Oseguera-Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," is a Mexican drug lord with a bounty of $10 million on his head, like the United States. The most wanted fugitive from the Drug Enforcement Administration.

"He is DEA's number one priority and, frankly, US federal law enforcement," said Matthew Donahue, Mexico's top DEA agent.

Nearly 800 people died last year as a result of drug overdoses in Chicago, and authorities say that about 90% of illegal drugs coming to Chicago come from Mexico.

The agents say El Mencho makes hundreds of millions of dolls by flooding the U.S. with drugs

By flooding the U.S. with drugs, agents say El Mencho is making hundreds of millions of dollars a year and is responsible for a third of the U.S. street flooding drugs.

"He is the one responsible for sending the poison that kills innocent women and children. So what happens when the child of somebody dies? Probably good chance it probably came from this organization," Donahue said.

Donahue helped uncover in Mexico's jungle dozens of El Mencho drug laboratories. The DEA says it violently protects its empire. In recent years, cartel violence has resulted in thousands of murders. There are about 94 homicides per day, according to statistics from the Mexican government.

"He's got a huge amount of guns; RPGs,.50- caliber guns attached to the truck back. He basically has a SWAT team of his own," said Donahue. When the Mexican army set out to arrest him in 2015, his men killed six soldiers and shot down a military helicopter. This summer, in a fight with rival cartels, his cartel was suspected of carrying out public executions.

Back in Chicago, the seized Mexican drugs are so toxic that without protective gear they can't be handled. Cocaine packs are stamped with trafficker brands at the laboratory. More than one third can be traced back to the cartel of El Mencho.

The DEA says that part of the challenge of capturing El Mencho is that he has all the police departments in Mexico on his payroll.

Flash flood watches declared as 5 inches of rain could hit parts of the Chicago area on Friday

According to the National Weather Service, storms were expected throughout Friday in the Chicago area, with some potential for severe afternoon and evening weather and a chance to rain much of the rest of the weekend.

A flash flood watch for parts of northern Illinois south of Lake-Cook Road, including Cook DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Will and other counties in northern Illinois, as well as Lake, Porter and other counties in northwestern Indiana, was declared Friday afternoon until late Friday night. After an initial storm round Friday morning and early Friday afternoon, another round of storms was expected in the afternoon into the evening, with the possibility of no break between the morning storms and the afternoon storms, weather service meteorologist Charles Mott said. According to the weather service, heavier, severe thunderstorms were possible late Friday afternoon and evening. "Thunderstorm waves will generate torrential rainfall at times with hourly rainfall rates of one to two inches or more," the weather service said in the statement on flood watch. "Some locations may get more than 5 inches of rain, including rain that has already fallen. More than 280 flights to and from O'Hare International Airport had been canceled on Friday just before 1:30 p.m., while 64 flights were canceled at Midway, according to the Aviation Department of the city. O'Hare's flight delays averaged over an hour, while Midway's delays averaged less than 15 minutes. In storms that hit Cedar Lake, Lake County, Indiana, late Friday morning, quarter-inch hail was reported. But, according to the weather service, the later storms could bring quarter-size hail and strong gusts of up to about 60 mph, with the biggest chance for severe weather west of Aurora and Joliet to rise near Rockford. The weather service on Saturday predicts a 30% chance of rain in the Chicago area during the day, with a higher chance of rain— 40% to 60%— overnight that could aggravate the potential flooding caused by storms on Friday, Mott said. The weather service on Sunday, with highs reaching the mid-70s, predicts an approximately 20 percent chance of rain all day long in the area.

Bike riding miscreants dragged woman during snatching

In the Punjabi Bagh area of Delhi, 3 bike riders tried to snatch the bag from the woman, the old woman dragged for about 20 meters with the bag. Due to which the thieves had failed to snatch the bag. People called the police and informed them about the incident.

Three men on bike tried to snatch a bag from a woman in Delhi's Punjabi Bagh area at 4:30 am today. Women opposed that, due which she dragged with bag for 15-20 meters this hurt her hands and feet and head, but thieves failed to snatch the bag from her.

Urmila Bhamri (54), who lives in Madipur, left for Jhandewala Temple from her home early morning and was waiting for an auto outside Madipur metro station.

Three bike riders arrived and started snatching bag from her hands. When Urmila protested, the bikers dragged her for about 15-20 meters.

People called the police and informed them about the incident. Police came and a case has been registered against 3 Unknowns. Police investigating and taking footage from the near by CCTV cameras .

In the name of linking Aadhaar to the bank account, Fraud...

Master Mind Alimuddin Ansari and his friends used to call the elders and call themselves customer care executives or employee of the telecom company or bank , after which they ask to link their bank account or phone number with Aadhar card. They use to take information of debit card and phone number and SIM number. Cyber cell of Dwarka district has arrested two people in this case.

They have cheated more than 1000 people, cleaned crores of rupees from account. Alimuddin Ansari of Jharkhand was caught by the team of Cyber cell Dwarka, He has about 100 people in the gang.These people used to ask the details of bank accounts and other documents to the elders in the name of linking bank account or phone number with Aadhaar card. After that, after giving money to the poor, they used to change the address on their documents and then open bank accounts at this address and empty the accounts of the elderly. Police has detected around 1100 such accounts in various banks. The network of this gang was spread in many states.

This case came up in light when Dwarka resident Dr Rakesh Geelani complained to Dwarka North police station that a person called him as a customer service representative and told that his mobile number had to be linked to Aadhaar. The caller then took the debit card number and CVV number of the victim associated with the telecom service number.

After taking complete information, the accused sent a message to the victim, asking to be sent to number 121. Also said that after sending the message, its SIM will be deactivated for some time, which will be turned on automatically later. Meanwhile, after taking all the information of the accused, the mobile was updated in his name in the victim's bank and transferred the amount to his account using OTP for the transaction. Talked to the victim customer service representative if the SIM was not activated for 36 hours.

In which it was found that a new SIM card has been activated on his mobile number. The victim checked his bank account. In which it was found that Rs 4.17 lakh has been withdrawn from his account. The victim then complained to the police.

According to DCP Anto Alphonse, 1100 have been opened in many banks. These accounts are being investigated. It was Manoj Yadav of the gang to keep an account of the money and open accounts in banks in the name of the poor. For this, Manoj used to keep in touch with the laborers and gave them 2000 rupees for every account. After giving the money, he used to take the details of the Aadhar card and PAN card of these people.

Used to go with these people and change the address in the Aadhar card and open the account at this wrong address. During this time, Manoj used to get his own number registered with the bank, he used to keep the account pass book, debit card, check book with him. These accounts were used to transfer money from the victim's account. The account once used was not used again for a few months.

A fierce fire in the branch of Yes Bank

Fire at the YES Bank branch in Shikarpur, Ghaziabad on Saturday morning. Computers, furniture and other items kept in the bank were burnt to ashes due to the fire.

The entire branch was burnt down due to short-circuit on the night of Friday fire at Yes Bank branch in Shikarpur town. It is being told that the bank also had millions of cash. However, the no one know the exact amount present in except bank employees. The sources said the cause of fire was a short circuit. Two fire brigade vehicles reached the spot and controlled the fire. Bank officials have also been informed of the fire.

The people of the neighboring neighborhood reported the fire to Yes Bank branch to the police and fire brigade. After receiving information, two vehicles of the fire brigade reached the spot. After much effort, the fire was controlled. Later, the police also reached the spot. The concerned bank officials have been called. The bank personnel are engaged in assessing the damage caused by the fire. The fire is believed to have occurred due to a short circuit. Numerous speculation is being made that along with the papers, millions of cash have also come under fire. But none of the bank employees are ready to speak anything in this regard.